I think the problem I'm having is that your software is htmlizing stuff and I'm reading txt. Take a look for example at http://dragaera.info/mailinglists/archive.cgi?1:mss:10586:oohhepfnfdfblkpjncel On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 Talpianna at aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 11/18/2003 3:43:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU writes: > Were maids allowed openly to have mistresses? Even in gay Paree that > might have been a bit much. > > Seriously, I don't understand how this is effective one-up-womanship. > > > p.s. your Re software makes it hard to keep attribution clear. > ================================================================= > It made the blazing display look over-the-top and tacky. I guess you have to > be female to appreciate it. Or possibly French. > > In MY message box, not only is the quoted message marked off with a line, but > my reply is in a different typeface (Comic Sans MS Bold). > > See if what I've done here works better. > > tal >